Striking casting



Oct. 31, 1933. G, F CQUCH 1,932,813

sTRIxING CASTING Filed 061'.. 18 192'?A Vijf,

Patented Oct. 31, 1933 SYTR'IKING CASTING Glenn F. Couch, Rochester, N.Yr, assigner' to TheA Symington Company, New York, N. Y., a corporationof Maryland Application October 18, 1927. Serial N0. 226,963

9- Glaims. (Cl. Z13-60) This invention relates to combined strikingcastings for railway cars and more particularly to such adapted toreceive replaceable carrier blocks.

The principal object, of myV invention, generally considered, is toprovide a combined. casting formed with portions serving, respectively,as a coupler stop orv striking casting anda sill tie member or couplercarrier iron andprovidedwith means for connecting. said casting to theassociated center sills of a car, said carrierv iron portion beingformed to hold a replaceable carrier block and wear plate.

An object of my invention is the provision of a combined strikingcasting and coupler' carrier member suitable for use withiaswivelfbuttcoupler and adapted for supporting either aY swing. or interlockedcoupler carrier.

Another, object, of4 my'invention is tor provide a. combinedstrikingcasting andi sill tie member adapted for receiving a carrierblock with depending portions on the base thereof interlock.- ing withthe. sill tie member and adaptedV for transverse insertion into placewith respect thereto.

A further objectY of my invention isgto provide a carrier block forsupporting an associated coupler, whichiblockis notched' on its upperface to receive a removable wear plate.

A still further object of my invention is. to provide a combinedstriking castingforuse with railway cars which is adapted to receive acarrier block, the end portions ofthe base web of which areelevatedabove the remainingportion thereof and one of said portions isprovided with an aperture adaptedtov register with a. correspondingaperture in the supporting portioniof the come bined casting and receivearsecuring pin` An additional object of my invention is to pro,-

videV a combined casting adapted for connectionV with the center sillsof a car andrprovidedwith a sill tie portion adapted to support acouplercar.- rier block, the side portions of said` castingbeingapertured for permitting transverse insertion and removal of saidblockand the upper portion: of y tion, thescope whereof is defined bythe appended claimszv Figure l is an end elevation, partly in transversesection, illustrating an embodiment of'` my combinedistrikingcastingwith associated carrier blocksupporting the coupler; and

Fig, 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the constructionshown in Fig. 1, the associated coupler being shown diagrammatically.

Referring to the drawing in detail, like parts being designated by likereference characters,

there is shown a combined casting 1 formed with a coupler strikingportion 2, a coupler carrier iron or silltie portion 3, and rearwardlyextending ear or web portions 4 preferably lying on the outside of andadjacent to the web portions 5 of the center sill 6 of the car. The webportions 4A are preferably connected tothe adjacent ends ofv the centeror draft sills 6 by a plurality of rivets 'I and are also preferablybifurcated or formedas upper and lower sections 8 and 9', respectively,leaving notches 10 therebetween, said notches partially embracing theslots l1 provided in the associated center sills 6 for the receptionofthe usual, form ofv draft key 12. For strengthening u the webs of thesills around said slots l1, cheek plates 13 are provided connectedtosaid'webs by 'rivets 14, some of which may also serve for con,-necting the combined casting to said sills. The rearwardly extending webportions etmay also be provided withy outstandinglug portions or angesl5 adapted for connection with the reinforcing angle ironsl.

The striking casting portion 2` of the combined castingk 1 is preferablyformedV with upright web -i portion 17 'adapted for engaging with thehorn of the coupler. 18 illustrated diagrammatically by dot and dashlines upon sufficient rearward'move'- ment thereof and aA lower inwardlyextending web portion 19' overlying the shank of the couipler` 18. y

Extending from the upper edge of the web portion 17 and continuedrearwardly toi the end sill 20 is a shelf or web portion 21 which isprefi- .erably provided' at its rear edge with anl upthe upper flangesof the center sill 6 and the front edge of the cover plate 25. The rearedge of the web 19 is preferably reinforced by an upstanding bead or rib28.

The coupler carrier iron or sill tie portion 3 of the combined castingis preferably formed with a substantially horizontal web portion 29 andupright flanges 30 positioned on opposite sides of said web, saidflanges extending both above and below said web and thereby providing atrough 31 in which is received the associated carrier block 32. Saidcarrier block 32 is inserted in and removed from place through one ofthe transverse apertures 33 provided in the web portions 4 of thecasting and after insertion is prevented froin loss or undesired removalby having depending portions 34 on the base thereof which interlockbetween elevated end portions 35 of the web 29 of the carrier ironportion.

For locking the carrier block in place an upwardly offset end portion 36on the base of the carrier block 32 is apertured, as indicated at 37,which aperture registers with a corresponding aperture 38 in theelevated portion 35 of the carrier iron portion, said apertures beingadapted to receive a pin 39 headed at its upper end and provided with anaperture 40 adjacent its lower end to receive a cotter or other lockingdevice.

In order to lighten the weight of the carrier block 32, the centralportion thereof is reduced in height by elevating the lower outlinethereof as indicated at 41 and thereby omitting the base web 34 exceptadjacent the ends thereof. The supporting web 29 in the combined castingmay be depressed or downwardly offset along a corresponding distance asindicated aty 42.

The flanges or webs 30 are preferably rigidified with respect to the web29 by means of substantially triangular web or gusset portions 43 and attheir ends the webs 30 are preferably curved outwardly and upwardly tomerge with the side webs 44 ofthe casting which in turn adjacent theirupper ends merge with the web 17 forming the striking portion of thecasting.

Between the webs 44 are preferably posi-tioned the bearing portions 45which may be employed for supporting swing carriers for the coupler. Inthe present instance, however, such swing carrers are not used and thelower webs 46 of said bearing portions 45 define the upper walls of theapertures 33 through which the carrier block 32 is received.

The carrier block 32 is preferably generally box-shaped in cross sectionwith lower webs 34-36, side webs 47 and the upper web 43. Theintermediate or central portion of said upper web 48 is depressed ordownwardly notched as indicated at 49 between bosses 5D, the upper edgesof which extend close to the webs 46 and thereby limitl upward movementthereof in the apertures 33. The ends of the carrier blockbeyond thebosses 50 may be of reduced height as illustrated thereby saving in theweight of the block. IThe depressed portion 49 between the bosses 50serves for receiving and supporting a wear plate 51, which preferably isinverted U-shaped in cross section and involves an upper web portion 52and depending flanges 53 on the sides thereof.

In the present embodiment I have shown' a swivel butt coupler 18associated with my combined casting l and the butt 54 of said coupler isrelatively deep and the dimensions of the combined casting aresuch thatsaid butt is insertable when the carrier block 32 is removed. In ordertherefore to apply the coupler 18 it is necessary to first insert thebutt 54 thereof through the aperture 55 in the combined casting l andraise the stem of said coupler to a position above that illustrated infull lines in Fig. 1 whereupon the carrier block and its associated wearplate are insertable through the apertures 33 to the positionillustrated. After insertion said block may beloclied in position bymeans of the pin 39.

The ends of the sills 6 are notched as indicated at 57 to permitapplication of the combined easting but those portions of the webs 5 ofsaid sills beneath said notched portions are continued outwardly intothe aperture 55 in the combined casting to closely approach flanges orrib portions 58 on the combined casting which extend inwardly and are ofsuicient size, and preferably correspondingly stepped to extend beyondthe outline ofthe web 5 and the securing rivets 59 and thereby protectboth from injury through engagement of the coupler 18 therewith. Shortlybelow the level of the securing rivets 59 said flanges are preferablytaperedand their depth decreased to approximately the thickness of thewebs of the center sills, as shown most clearly in Fig. l'. From therethe flanges are continued a short distance and may terminate atapproximately the level of the longitudinal center line of the couplerstem or slightly below the same.

From the foregoing disclosure it will be seen that I have devised acombined striking casting and coupler carrier iron which is suitable forreceiving a swivel butt coupler and adapted for use with either a swingor an interlocked carrier.

The depending portions provided on the carrier block interlock the samewith the coupler carrier or sill tie portion of the casing whereby thelocking pin is merely necessary to prevent vertical movement of saidblock to unlocking position.

1. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron, said portions being connectedby sides which are transversely apertured for kil receiving acarrierblock, aV carrier block inserted A and supported on said carrieriron portion, the

upper surface of said block being notched, and a wear plate, invertedU-shape in section, mounted on said block in said notched portion, andstraddling a portion thereof, for supporting an associated coupler,portions of said block at the serving, respectively, as a strikingcasting and l coupler carrier iron, said carrier iron vportion beingformed with an upper web for supporting a carrier block, flanges lyingon either side of said web providing a channel in which said block isseated, a carrier block seated on said upper web in said channel, theupper portions of said block being formed with bosses defining a notchedportion therebetween for receiving a wear plate, the ends of said blockbeing received in corresponding apertures in said combined casting, andsaid bosses extending close to the top walls of said apertures forlimiting relative movement of the block with respect to said combinedcasting.

3. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron, said carrier iron portionbeing connected to the striking casting portion by sides apertured forreceiving an associated carrier block inserted endwise, said sides andcarrier iron portion together with the striking casting portion deiiningan aperture for receiving the stem of an associated coupler, the sidesdefining said aperture being adapted for connection with associated carsills, and means on said sides for protecting the ends of said sills andthe connecting means, said protecting means being formed as inwardlyextending ilanges of a depth substantially equivalent to thecorresponding dimension of the connecting means adjacent said means andbelow the same decreasing in depth to substantially the thickness of theweb of the center sill and finally merging into the sides of thecombined casting.

4. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron, said carrier iron beingconnected to the striking casting portion by sides apertured forreceiving an associated carrier block inserted endwise, said sidescomprising spaced webs with bearing portions therebetween for supportinga swing carrier, the carrier iron portion of said casting being formedwith upper webs for supporting said carrier block, said webs beingdisposed at a plurality of elevations, and a carrier block supportedthereon and formed with base webs positioned at complementary elevationsfor interlocking with said carrier iron portion.

5. in combination with the center sills of a car having vertical websand inwardly extending flanges, a combined casting comprising portionsserving, respectively, as a striking casting and coupler carrier iron,said casting having rearwardly extending web portions lying outside` ofthe webs of the center sills and connected thereto, the outer ends ofsaid webs'being notched to eceive the striking casting portion of saidcombined casting, the remaining portions of said Webs extending into acoupler receiving aperture in said casting and connected to the sidewalls thereof, the rearwardly extending webs of said combined castingbeing prcvided with outstanding flanges, and structural membersconnected to said center sills and anges for' rigidifying the connectiontherebetween.

5. in combination with U-shaped center sills, an end sill extendingthereabove and connected thereto, angle irons reinforcing the loweredges or' said center sills, a combined casting connected to said centersills, end sill and reinforcing angle irons, the ends of said centersills being notched for receiving the striking casting portion of saidcasting, the webs oi said sills below said notched portions extendinginto a coupler receiving aperture in said combined casting and connectedto the sides of said casting, the sides of said casting .being aperturedfor receiving a coupler block inserted endwise and also formed withbearing portions for alternatively supporting a swing carrier.

7. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron connected by side portions,and provided with an aperture in a side portion for receiving anassociated carrier block, said carrier iron portion being formed with aweb portion adapted to support the carrier block after insertion throughsaid aperture, the upper surfaces of end portions of said web portionbeing upwardly offset as compared with those of intermediate portions,and a carrier block with lower surfaces, portions of which are offset ina manner correspending with said upper surfaces, seated on said uppersurfaces of the web portions, with the portion engaging the intermediateweb portion interlocked between the upwardly oiset end portions.

8. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting, with a vertical striking and a horizontal upper web,and coupler carrier iron, and provided with an aperture for receivingthe stem of an associated coupler, the sides of the casting dening saidaperture being adapted for connection with associated center sills, theupper outer corners of said sills being notched to receive the strikingcasting portion with the upper flanges of the sills supporting the upperweb of the striking portion, the webs of said sills having extensions inthe coupler aperture connected to the sides of said casting, and meanson the sides of said casting protecting the ends of said sill webs andsaid connecting means from injury through swinging movement of thecoupler, said protecting means being formed as inwardly extendingflanges of adepth substantially equivalent to the correspondingdimension of the connecting means adjacent said means and below the samedecreasing in depth to substantially the thickness of the web of thecenter sill and nally merging into the sides of the com bined casting.

9. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron connected by side portions,one of said side portions having an aperture for receiving an associatedcarrier block, said carrier iron portion being formed with a web portionadapted to support the carrier block after insertion through saidaperture, the upper surfaces of the end portions of said web portionbeing upwardly offset as compared with those of intermediate portions, acarrier block with lower surfaces, portions of which are offset like thecarrier iron web portion, and seated on said upper surfaces of the webportions with the portion enf GLENN F. COUCH.k

